Influencers are squeezing out critics
The entertainment industry used to suck up to critics. Now it's chasing your favorite content creator
The cost of being a queer NFL fan
Football is hypermasculine and often unwelcoming, but I keep coming back anyway
Trump's emotional support convention
The RNC embarrasses itself with a shindig no one else wanted
Trump's fascist Space Force dress-up
The “Starship Troopers”-inspired designs take cinematic nods to Nazis and make them real
Appealing to working-class women
The working class isn't just White men in hard hats anymore. Women candidates may be the ones who can earn votes
Smithsonian head retiring amid feuds
The move comes after the White House labeled Smithsonian leadership radicals
How to spend a perfect day in Milwaukee
A Milwaukee native shares the restaurants, festivals and easy Wisconsin escapes that made her fall for home again
The rock critic who taught me to listen
Dave Marsh took rock 'n' roll seriously. So should we
Costco chicken bake, meet the galette
Rotisserie chicken, a Caesar-ish dressing and store-bought pie crust turn a food-court favorite into an easy dinner
The safest Emmys host yet
The least offensive choice was always going to win this year's Emmys hosting gig
Why Erika Kirk failed as TPUSA's leader
One year after Charlie Kirk's death, the organization is a joke — even on the right
"GTA VI" leaks versus the Epstein files
The outrage over video game footage leaking online shouldn’t outweigh sex crimes
What we forget when we remember 9/11
Scholars of collective memory have long argued that that societies do not remember the past simply by preserving it
Trump unleashes nightmare fuel AI army
The president flooded Truth Social with dystopian machines warriors, exploding ships and Space Force fantasy memes
"Chronovisor" rewards close readers
The stylish library thriller demands engagement for maximum pleasure. There's nothing like it
5 dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes
Federal investigators are now xamining why the Boeing 767 overran the runway, struck vehicles and caught fire
The global appeal of the pastry dog
From Sister Schubert's sausage rolls to $28 pigs in a blanket, we can’t stop reinventing dogs wrapped in dough
Putin is testing Europe — but how far?
Germany blames Russia for drone strike in Leipzig. It's a new phase in an overheating cold war
Trump's weird war against the states
The president wants the federal government to control elections, deport millions and wage wars — but skip the rest
Women turning away from Susan Collins
Many women who backed the Republican incumbent for years now point to her role in confirming Brett Kavanaugh
Measles death undercuts RFK Jr.’s doubts
Kennedy now acknowledges a Pennsylvania infant died from the virus, but the death still isn’t reflected in CDC data
Trump's Iran War is no "small potatoes"
Trump downplays 18 dead US troops and billions spent as US and Iran continue trading attacks and threats at sea
20 years on, "Idiocracy" is worthless
The film's smirking, know-it-all pose was tired when it released. It’s useless now
Stuffing deserves to be dinner
Stale bread, sausage, vegetables and stock make an easy, cozy dinner — especially with a fried egg on top